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Jason Mraz

February 26, 2015 1:54 AM EST
It's the guys' turn to sing for America's vote tonight on American Idol. So much more has to go into the contestants' choices now that they're performing live and not just for the deliberations of judges Jennifer Lopez , Keith Urban , and Harry Connick Jr . Everything…

February 17, 2015 5:17 PM EST
The "Thinking Out Loud" star's music has helped shape new projects by Shawn Mendes and Cody Simpson. How far will Ed's influence extend? Ed Sheeran turns 24 years old today (Feb. 17). By the time he turns 25, we will have a pretty good idea as to the extent of the…

February 02, 2015 6:19 PM EST
Meghan Trainor 's inaugural LP, Title , which debuted at No. 1 on the Jan. 24 Billboard 200 with sales of 195,000 ­copies (according to Nielsen Music), put a big Happy New Year exclamation point on the 21-year-old singer-songwriter's breakthrough in 2014. But the album also set up…

January 29, 2015 1:09 PM EST
It is well established that even when broadcast radio's listeners go looking for music on other platforms, they often search out the same mainstream formats they hear on FM. "All-'80s" is one exception , but that format differs mostly in its parameters; the songs played…

January 27, 2015 11:05 AM EST
Clearly, the most popular songs at any given time scale the upper ranks of the Billboard Hot 100. Still, America's singles chart of record for 56 years sports a history filled with well-loved classics that peaked at every position, from No. 1 … all the way down to No. 100. For renowned…

January 06, 2015 1:05 PM EST
Clearly, the most popular songs at any given time scale the upper ranks of the Billboard Hot 100. Still, America's singles chart of record for 56 years sports a history filled with well-loved classics that peaked at every position, from No. 1 … all the way down to No. 100. For renowned…

January 01, 2015 10:05 AM EST
Happy New Year! As 2015 gets underway, Chart Beat remembers 15 songs that rose to No. 15 peaks on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite their falling five spots shy of the top 10, all remain memorable hits among the Hot 100's five-decade-plus history. Actually … in looking through the Hot 100…

December 30, 2014 4:29 PM EST
"Let's get weird." The Grammy-winning DJ speaks to Billboard about headlining the Garden, and why DJs should embrace obscure music. After four consecutive years of Phish , Madison Square Garden is turning things up this New Years Eve with a high-octane dance party headlined…

December 17, 2014 8:00 AM EST
Zac Brown Band will kick off the ninth season of Live From the Artists Den on PBS next year with a performance at New York's historic Forest Hills Stadium, scheduled to air Jan. 30. Jason Mraz 'You Can Rely on Me': 'Live From the Artists Den' Acoustic Session The…

December 15, 2014 7:30 AM EST
Audiam, the company started by Tunecore co-founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells to serve publishers and publishing administrators to get them paid accurately from interactive streaming music services, has just raised an additional $1 million in funding from a group of individual strategic…

December 14, 2014 10:01 AM EST
Best Song Bracket Battle: View the Matchups | Critics and Rules Anaconda Nicki Minaj Don't Ed Sheeran MEAGHAN GARVEY: Can I be honest? “Anaconda” is obnoxious. It’s not even in the same arena as Nicki’s best singles; the beat is grating, the sample flip is obvious. And it doesn’t…

December 14, 2014 10:00 AM EST
Best Song Bracket Battle: View the Matchups | Critics and Rules All About That Bass Maghan Trainor Don't Ed Sheeran CRAIG JENKINS: Ed Sheeran’s push from coffee shop folk-pop to the hodge-podge of styles he occupied on x was lauded as an evolution this summer, but “Don’t” is…

November 08, 2014 11:00 AM EST
"We decided to amp it up and do everything twice as much." CMA Awards week is jammed packed with various functions for all country artists, from beginning to end. CMA Awards 2014 Recap: Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert Win Big The week began with awards presentations from SESAC,…

October 24, 2014 9:19 PM EDT
On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, Florida Georgia Line claimed its first No. 1 with Anything Goes . The set, released through Republic Nashville Records, sold 197,000 in the week ending Oct. 19, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was the third consecutive country album to top the…

October 23, 2014 11:35 AM EDT
Grammy-nominated songwriter Kevin Kadish , who co-wrote and produced Meghan Trainor 's "All About That Bass," has signed an exclusive worldwide administration deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company announced on Thursday. The long-term pact includes "Bass,&quot…

October 16, 2014 9:00 AM EDT
Imagem Music has just signed a global administration deal with PRMD Publishing , the company formed by EDM impressario Ash Pournouri . As part of the deal, Imagem will now represent the publishing catalog of Cazzette , and any future signings made by PRMD (pronounced "pyramid").…

October 08, 2014 8:30 PM EDT
The 'Superstar K' champ makes his return with a ready-for-fall folk album. After winning singing competition Superstar K 4 , Roy Kim kicked off his K-pop career with a bang when his debut single "Bom Bom Bom" ruled the K-Pop Hot 100 chart for three weeks, earning…